Artemisia Lufkin
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| Artemisia Lufkin | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born | |
| Died |
1825 (aged 71) |
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| Physical description | |
| Gender |
Female |
| Hair colour |
Grey |
| Eye colour |
Blue |
| Skin colour |
Pale |
| Affiliation | |
| Occupation |
Minister for Magic (formerly) |
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Artemisia Lufkin (1754 - 1825) was the first witch to become Minister for Magic of Britain. She was in post between 1798 and 1811. It is most likely [1] that after her appointment several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards stepped out of their positions in protest.[2]
[edit] Etymology
Artemisia is a feminine form of Artemisios,[3] a Greek name which derived from Artemis,[4] the name of the Greek goddess of fertility and hunting.[5] Artemisia is also the name of a genus of plants that includes sagebrush and wormwood.[6] Artemisia Gentileschi was a pioneering Italian painter of the Baroque movement, the first woman to join the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze, and one of the first to handle religious and historical subjects.[7]
Lufkin is a pet form of the Middle English given name Love,[8] which derived from either the Old English girl's name Lufu, meaning "love," or its masculine equivalent Lufa.[9]
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Wizard of the Month
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ This is the most likely answer to the 6-1 question of the Third W.O.M.B.A.T.; as the first female Minister for Magic, it is likely that Lufkin's gender caused a walkout among the oldest (and perhaps more retrograde-minded) wizards of the Wizengamot.
- ↑ Sixth question of the Third W.O.M.B.A.T. at J. K. Rowling's Official Site.
- ↑ "Artemisia" on Behind the Name
- ↑ "Artemisios" on Behind the Name
- ↑ "Artemis" on Wikipedia
- ↑ "Artemisia (genus)" on Wikipedia
- ↑ "Artemisia Gentileschi" on Wikipedia
- ↑ "Lufkin" on Ancestry.com
- ↑ "Love" on Ancestry.com
